Welding Technology (WELD), Certificate

The Welding Technology certificate provides students with entry-level skills and theoretical knowledge to perform the various welding, cutting and fabrication processes required in a 21st century manufacturing facility. Graduates from this program are prepared to enter the industry as welders, fabricators, fitters and inspectors. The course of study includes: print reading; weld symbols; measurement and materials; job planning and layout; and metallurgy. Welding techniques instructed include oxygen-fuel welding and cutting; shielded metal arc welding (SMAW-stick); gas metal arc welding (GMAW-MIG); gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW-TIG) and various fabrication processes. The program's curriculum is closely aligned with standards set forth by American Welding Society (AWS). Students may choose to utilize these credits to continue on for an AAS Degree in Welding & Metal Fabrication. Arts & Sciences curriculum supports the technical coursework by enhancing the students' communication, mathematics and critical thinking skills.

Sample Academic Plan

The following sample academic plan demonstrates how a student's schedule might look on a semester-by-semester basis, including elective courses. Your actual degree plan may differ from this sequence, depending on whether you start in the fall or spring semester, what transfer credits you may have (if any), and which Arts & Sciences courses and electives you take and when you take them.

The sample academic plan is for informational purposes only. To determine your academic plan, please meet with an academic advisor.

Identification, recognition, and calculations associated with weld joint designs and assemblies using various welding and metallurgic processes. Other topics include: material selection, layout, fixturing, weldment inspection and lean manufacturing. Culminates in a designed and fabricated project.

Basic drawing concepts and techniques are studied through demonstrations, discussions, critiques, slide lectures, and the use of a sketchbook. Working from observation and using line, tone and the rules of linear perspective to solve spatial, compositional and color/light problems and form a 3-dimensional illusion of space as it relates to human constructs.